WASHINGTON – Today, on the fifth anniversary of the Arab Spring-inspired protests in Bahrain, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, called on the leaders of Bahrain to commit to reviving a national dialogue process... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF BAHRAIN UPRISING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in introducing the Genocide and Atrocities... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS INTRODUCE GENOCIDE & ATROCITIES PREVENTION ACT OF 2016

HARTFORD - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today applauded last night’s Senate passage of a resolution recognizing and honoring Connecticut’s 100 years of dedication and contributions to the country’s naval and submarine capabilities. Over the past century, since the Naval Submarine Base... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD SENATE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION HONORING CONNECTICUT’S SUBMARINE CENTURY

WASHINGTON— After hearing from concerned members of Connecticut’s Iranian American community and others, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and 11 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter calling on Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson to provide guidance on the issuance of waivers for individuals who are dual nationals of a... Read More about MURPHY, 11 SENATORS CALL ON SECRETARY JOHNSON TO CLARIFY RESTRICTIONS OF DUAL NATIONALS FROM VISA WAIVER PROGRAM COUNTRIES

 (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) led 26 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Republican leaders emphasizing the importance of prioritizing women’s access to... Read More about ZIKA: MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL SENATE DEMOCRATS STRESS IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN’S ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE IN LIGHT OF SPREADING VIRUS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on the Cambodian government to adopt more... Read More about MURPHY LEADS GROUP OF SENATORS IN CALLING ON CAMBODIA TO IMPROVE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

Since the early days of our republic, America’s military has won tough victories by pursuing innovative tactical advantages and challenging the unwritten rules of how “modern” wars should be fought. In the American Revolution, while the British were standing in lines banging on drums in open fields, America’s ragtag guerilla... Read More about ICYMI: MURPHY OP-ED: Fighting the last war

WASHINGTON – Today, after hearing directly from concerned dairy farmers and cheese producers throughout Connecticut, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) urged the Office of the United... Read More about AS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, CONNECTICUT DELEGATION URGES U.S. NEGOTIATORS TO PROTECT CONNECTICUT FARMS & PREVENT UNFAIR LABELING RESTRICTIONS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauded Senate passage of his Judicial Redress Act of 2015, legislation that will promote increased law enforcement cooperation and boost transatlantic relations. The bipartisan Judicial Redress Act protects the privacy rights... Read More about SENATE PASSES MURPHY’S BIPARTISAN JUDICIAL REDRESS ACT

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, applauded the committee’s passage of their bipartisan legislation – the Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 – to advance... Read More about MURPHY, ISAKSON APPLAUD COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF THEIR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH BILL

WASHINGTON – Friday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), called on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to host listening sessions along the Connecticut shoreline to hear local concerns about how early proposals for rail upgrades may impact... Read More about MURPHY, COURTNEY, BLUMENTHAL CALL ON FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION TO WORK WITH CONNECTICUT STAKEHOLDERS ON RAIL UPGRADES

MIDDLEFIELD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Ramar-Hall, Inc. of Middlefield is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Ramar-Hall was founded in 1956 as a tool and die shop. In 1968, the company transitioned to a production machining source for the aerospace industry. Today, Ramar-Hall... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MIDDLEFIELD MANUFACTURER, RAMAR-HALL, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-2) announced today a $500,000 grant through the U.S. Economic Development Administration to establish a Quiet Corner Innovation Cluster. The QCIC would help small and medium sized technology and manufacturing... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY ANNOUNCE $500,000 FEDERAL GRANT TO GROW QUIET CORNER TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), leader of the Senate Democrats’ #ACAWorks Campaign and member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement after Access Health CT announced that they enrolled 20,000 new individuals in affordable health coverage through the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON 2016 ACCESS HEALTH CT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, applauded the inclusion of full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, including $5.3 million for the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, in the President’s 2017 budget request. Over the last 50 years, the... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL TO FULLY FUND LAND & WATER CONSERVATION FUND

WASHINGTON – Today, just one day after the for-profit Marinello Beauty Schools chain announced its immediate closure, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the U.S. Senate to pass his Students Before Profits Act, legislation to protect students and taxpayers from deceptive practices and bad actors in the for-profit college sector. The... Read More about AS MARINELLO BEAUTY SCHOOLS CLOSE, MURPHY CALLS ON SENATE TO PASS STUDENTS BEFORE PROFITS ACT & PREVENT FUTURE FOR-PROFIT SCAMS

(Washington, DC) – Senate Democrats today released a new letter to President Obama urging a coordinated interagency response plan to address the spread of the Zika virus both at home and abroad. The letter, signed by all 46 Senate Democrats, calls for the President to take a number of new actions, including taking the Zika virus into... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, FULL SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS URGES PRESIDENT OBAMA TO TAKE ROBUST & AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE SPREAD OF THE ZIKA VIRUS & ENSURE THE DISEASE IS CONTAINED TO PREVENT OUTBREAKS IN THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON – Today, as the peak of flu season approaches, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), the Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, ESTY URGE CDC TO CONSIDER BUYING MORE DOSES OF MERIDEN-MADE “FLUBLOK” VACCINE

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today vowed to push the U.S. Department of Education to expedite assistance for students of Marinello Schools of Beauty, a for-profit post-secondary school that announced its closure today. Marinello serves over 400... Read More about MURPHY VOWS TO HELP MARINELLO SCHOOLS OF BEAUTY STUDENTS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a founder of the bipartisan U.S. Senate Caucus on Poland, released a statement welcoming reports of new negotiations between Poland and Lockheed Martin for the sale of up to 70 Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopters. Murphy, the former Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe,... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SIKORSKY NEGOTIATIONS WITH POLAND